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Originally Posted by White Out 403
I don't view these teams as property of the owners. The owners are simply stewards of the teams and that the team rightfully belongs to the community. The fans and the players on the ice make the NHL what it is, not rich #######s like Katz. Although I guess if you frame it in that way and it's just another business like a Shopper's Drug mart, then why have loyalty to anyone particular store or team.
The Flames have just bilked the city out of hundreds of millions of dollars for a new arena, it's this kind of mindset that allows fans to pay through the nose so already fabulously wealthy people can be even a little bit more fabulously wealthy.
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That's the trick, it is a business and that jersey is a corporate logo, we all create this make believe scenario where our team is morally, ethically, more skilled, has bad luck, and is being picked on more than other teams. The players are private contractors and have way less attachment to a franchise than the fans, it's their employer not some high and mighty organization.
Every player on (insert favourite team) is a great guy based on a bunch of media clips where they are all trained to say the same message. Statistically very unlikely.